Assemblyman Claims Activist Associates With Radical Islamists, Should Not Speak At CUNY Commencement

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Controversy was mounting Friday evening over a decision by the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health to invite a pro-Palestinian activist as the commencement speaker.

Sarsour has also frequently been the public face of the concerns of local Palestinians.

Now, state Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) said Sarsour’s activisim – and her support of Sharia Law – makes her unfit to by the speaker at the June commencement.

“She is someone who associates with radical Islamists; supports them; shows support for them. She is someone who has said, clearly, she thinks throwing rocks at cars in Israel is a good thing,” Hikind said.